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Profi t."
The second day's keynote speaker, Hart
Brown, EVP and COO of Firestorm Solu-
tions, will help attendees understand cyber
risks and how to build resiliency,
alongside hands-on demonstrations.
Brown has two decades of experi-
ence with insurance, risk manage-
ment, crisis management, security
and cyber-incident protection, both
in the public and private sectors.
Every year, Security Systems News
honors a new class of upcoming
security professionals with its "20
under 40" award. The recognition is given
to 20 notable professionals within the secu-
rity—installers, integrators, dealers and those
in monitoring centers—and 20 rising end
users. "'20 under 40' Panel: Game Show Edi-
tion" features four recent award winners and
their take on the viability of new technologies.
At the close of the fi rst day, following the
session "'20 under 40' Panel: Game Show
Edition," there will be a poolside networking
reception to honor all of the "20 under 40"
Class of 2017 award winners—a great event
to meet some of the most promising names
in the industry.
The conference will be held at the Delray
Beach Marriott in Delray Beach, Fla., Feb. 26
and 27, 2018. Visit the conference's website,
www.TechSecSolutions.com, to view the
entire program and list of speakers and for
hotel room block information.
For information on sponsorship oppor-
tunities, contact Tim Purpura at: tpurpura@
securitysystemsnews.com.
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F
OR YEARS, Security Systems News' Tech-
Sec Solutions conference has been the
industry's premier event to delve into
the most current trends in the security indus-
try and look toward future tech. SSN is proud
to announce the lineup of speaker and educa-
tional sessions for the 2018 conference, held
here Feb. 26 and 27.
Jim Dearing, senior analyst, security &
building technologies for IHS Markit, will
deliver the opening keynote. He has authored
a range of reports relevant to the physical
security industry, including electronic access
control, intrusion, residential security and
identity management software.
Dearing will present exclusive data on dis-
ruptive trends, such as mobile credentials, the
threat of IT and the integration of access con-
trol with open standards, to give some insight
into what the industry should be focused on
in the future.
Educational sessions at the 2018
conference address a variety of top-
ics relevant to today's security pro-
fessionals. The program includes "Is
IT Killing the Integrator?," "State of
the Industry: Disruptive Technolo-
gies in Security Today," "Access
Control Holds the Keys to New
Tech," "'20 under 40' Panel: Game
Show Edition," "Rise of the Robots within
Security," and "Leveraging AI to Predict and
Spencer Ives
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